Oxford 2010: Dispatches – Orphans of Burma’s Cyclone

The tenth of the Orwell Prize’s events at the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival 2010.

As part of a series of events marking the 75th anniversary of Orwell’s debut novel, Burmese Days, the Orwell Prize is delighted to screen Orphans of Burma’s Cyclone. First shown on TV as part of Channel 4’s Dispatches strand, the film – which follows eight Burmese orphans in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis – won a prestigious Rory Peck Award.